Jimmy Donnellan

1 week ago | culturedvultures.com | Jimmy Donnellan |Leon Miller

While the Nintendo 64 didn’t sell the most units during its hallowed run, it did see multiple genre-defining games that would end up shaping plenty of genres and the industry as we know it. It doesn’t boast the deepest library ever, yet the N64 arguably has the greatest hit rate of any console ever — but which are the best N64 games ever made? 50. BattleTanx: Global AssaultOK, so there’s a slim chance around 0.5% of you sat bolt upright over hearing this game’s name again.

2 weeks ago | culturedvultures.com | Jimmy Donnellan

Since releasing in 2013, Sony’s PlayStation 4 has seen thousands of games, broken plenty of records, and made more than a handful of people rush over to the nearest wiki. But what are some PS4 facts that are a little less well known? 1. Sling It Real GoodThere’s an old Welsh saying that goes: “he who slings the first poop slings the hardest poop of all.” I’ve actually just made that up, but remarkably what isn’t made up is the wild story behind the PlayStation 4’s rarest ever physical game.

1 month ago | culturedvultures.com | Jimmy Donnellan |Mike Worby

You love the SNES, we love the SNES, so let’s look at the best SNES games ever together. Quick rule: we can’t have multiples from the same series, but it can be from the same franchise. So we can only have one Super Mario World, but you can also have Mario Kart. 50. PilotwingsEvery console needs at least one good launch game to help it sell, but the SNES boasted plenty that you’ll see later. For now Pilotwings deserves its shine as one of the greatest technical accomplishments, well, ever.

2 months ago | culturedvultures.com | Jimmy Donnellan

We did 25 best Steam Deck games in 2024, and as roughly 7 or 8 new games have been released since then, let’s do a video game industry special and remaking something arguably a bit too soon. 50. UFO 50Steam Deck Status: VerifiedIf you accuse me of putting this at #50 purely for the synergy, I will lash out violently. The reality is that while I’m going over the 50 best Steam Deck games today, UFO 50’s insane value proposition basically makes it 100 games.

2 months ago | culturedvultures.com | Jimmy Donnellan

Here’s a fact that might upset you a bit: Microsoft have been in the console game longer than Sega ever were. Here’s something that might cheer you up: plenty of modern devs have been making games that feel like they came from the Japanese giant’s glory days. Spark the Electric Jester TrilogyPlays like: Jonic the WedgeblogLook at this gameplay for five seconds and tell me what game Spark the Electric Jester is trying to be.